When the badger is away the girls will play 😉come behind the scenes with some of our Bachelorettes hanging out at the mansion. #TheBachelorAU

Josh White, Cummins' manager, defended the photographs, saying the rugby star is often approached by members of the public.

"As you can appreciate, Nick is a well-known public figure and gets stopped by both men, women and children in the street multiple times a day and night wanting to chat or take a picture," he said n a statement.